by Britt Aamodt Contributing writer Sue Seeger was one of two women in the welding class at Anoka-Hennepin Technical College. This was the 1990s. She had left a job in business, she was over 30, and she was a student again. “My original idea was more businessy,” said Seeger. “I thought, well, ...Read More

by Jim Boyle Editor Lt. Col. Lyle Bradley, a retired Marine combat pilot during WWII and Korea got choked up giving the Memorial Day address on Monday at Lion’s Park in Elk River. “I get sentimental about this airplane,” he said holding a replica model of the Corsair he flew. “I sat in one i...Read More

by T.W. Budig ECM Capitol reporterOne of the most colorful and controversial Minnesota politicians in a generation is stepping down.Republican 6th District Congresswoman Michele Bachmann announced by video on Wednesday (May 29) she had decided not to seek a fifth term in the U.S. House.“I have eve...Read More

“I wouldn’t take $1 million for my experiences over there (in Vietnam), but I wouldn’t give you a wooden nickel for five seconds more of them.” — Dave Granlund, 1967 Elk River High School graduate and Vietnam veteran by Jim Boyle Editor When Dave Granlund was drafted in April of 1969 by th...Read More

by T.W. Budig ECM Capitol reporter Weary lawmakers quit the State Capitol shortly after midnight on Monday (May 20) after setting a two-year, $38 billion state budget. “I think it worked extraordinarily well for Minnesota,” Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton said of DFL control of state government. Fin...Read More

by Joni Astrup Associate editor Scott Rosenberg had dropped off a load of concrete products in Stillwater and was headed north on Manning Trail around 7:30 a.m. May 9 when he came across an accident that appeared to have just happened. A pickup truck was upside down in a pond, steam rising off it. R...Read More

A 56-year-old Brooklyn Park woman veered off Elk Lake Road (19500 block of County Road 1) and plowed through a fence at about 7:40 a.m. on May 6 in Elk River. A resident who lives in the 19000 block of Boston Street called on the accident. Police officers who arrived at the scene were puzzled [...]...Read More

Fire has destroyed a house in Elk River. Firefighters from Elk River and four other departments battled the blaze late Tuesday night, April 30. Elk River Fire Chief T. John Cunningham said the fire was heavily involved on the back side of the house when they arrived. Due to the heavy winds, the fire...Read More

by Britt Aamodt Contributing writer About five years ago, the homes on either side of Pastor Jeff Krogstad went up for sale. New families moved in. Unfamiliar cars and faces came and went. The patterns of turning on lights and mowing lawns altered according to the routines of these new people. Krogs...Read More